About block 972,704
Bitcoin block 972,704 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM UTC, 8 min 23 s after block 972,703. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,343 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 972,704 is number 993 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,023 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,296 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,026 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.